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Re: New FTC Platform

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Originally Posted by Daviddavid View Post
I've got to steal a line from another post on a forum for my reaction to the video - just looks like a 2nd rate knockoff of Vex.
For all the hits against FIRST regarding how they released it and the continued lack of information about cost, packaging, and availability, I think it actually looks like quite a competent kit, at least on par with VEX. Or at least based on the grainy video and tiny pictures we've seen so far.

Could you elaborate on what is second rate about the components? We know the metal is better, motors are stronger, gears are stronger, processor is more powerful, etc. Component-wise, it is genuinely better. Whether you NEED that improvement or not and despite the lack of info about pricing, the kit itself seems like it is good quality.
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